PM opens Payra thermal power plant today
Monday, 21 March 2022
PATUAKHALI, Mar 20 (UNB): The 1320MW Payra thermal power station in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district is set to start commercial supply on Monday, setting a milestone in the country's power sector.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the coal-fired power plant officially, said deputy commissioner of Patuakhali Mohammad Kamal Hossain.
All preparations have been taken and the authorities concerned are now monitoring everything to make the inauguration programme a success.
In October, 2020, the second unit of 660 MW plant, a joint venture of Bangladesh and China, started its commercial operation.
Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BCPCL), a joint venture between state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation, has set up the plant at $2 billion as part of a development partnership.
After undergoing test runs for about five months, the first unit of the Payra power plant started commercial operation in May, 2020.
The Power Transmission Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) had undertaken a number of transmission projects to facilitate evacuation of electricity from the Payra power project.